CVE-2026-57239

HIGH

Foxit PDF Editor/Reader Local Privilege Escalation

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Description

The user-controllable executable files will be directly executed by high-privilege processes, allowing low-privilege users to have the opportunity to elevate their privileges to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM.

References (1)

Core 1

Scores

CVSS v3 8.2
EPSS 0.0011
EPSS Percentile 1.8%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-427
Status published
Products (6)
foxit/pdf_editor < 13.2.4.24048
foxit/pdf_reader < 2026.1.1.36485
Foxit Software Inc./Foxit PDF Editor Versions 13.2.4 and earlier
Foxit Software Inc./Foxit PDF Editor Versions 14.0.4 and earlier
Foxit Software Inc./Foxit PDF Editor Versions 2026.1.1 and earlier
Foxit Software Inc./Foxit PDF Reader Versions 2026.1.1 and earlier
Published Jul 08, 2026
Tracked Since Jul 08, 2026